The Gendron Tarot

Rating:
Summary: a cool beauty
Review: When I first saw a few scans of this deck I put it on my wishlist right away. Some of the majors are stunningly beautiful. When I finally got the deck in my hands i had a hard time getting to know the deck. I did not, as so many others, object to the photocollages of the minors. It was the contorted and misshaped majors i could not stand. The Lovers looks like it has been badly scanned and resized. The emperors golden details looks plump and dirty. Many of the cards could not be identified right away. Some symbols kept popping up where they were just in the way and obscuring the image. They were too full!
It was by the minors I finally came to terms with this deck and most of all the swords. The courtcards are all lovely but the strength of the Gendron deck is in the numbered cards. They can give you new insights. I only give this deck three stars but it is a strong three. Perhaps if I have had a book for it I would have made it a four.